Senator Leahy Demands Cutoff of Aid After Morsi Overthrow

Senator Patrick Leahy originally demanded a cutoff of foreign aid if Mubarak didn’t step down. He threatened Egypt’s military with a cutoff of aid if there wasn’t an immediate democratic transfer of power.

“It would mean a loss of thousands of American jobs. We’d incur more than two billion dollars in contract-termination penalties for U.S. taxpayers,” Leahy said.

“But we’d also put at risk our access to the Suez Canal, the over flight by the U.S. Air Force over Egyptian territory, cooperation in the Sinai, Gaza, Syria, our emphasis and our ability to keep the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement going.

“Do I have problems with the way the Morsi government is going? Certainly,” he said. “But removing our ability to be involved, with keeping that peace agreement and our ability to influence those – this is not the way to do it.”

Now that Morsi is out, Leahy has changed his tune and is beating the drum for a cutoff of foreign aid, saying…

Our law is clear: U.S. aid is cut off when a democratically elected government is deposed by military coup or decree. As we work on the new budget, my committee also will review future aid to the Egyptian government as we wait for a clearer picture. As the world’s oldest democracy, this is a time to reaffirm our commitment to the principle that transfers of power should be by the ballot, not by force of arms.”

It’s debatable whether what happened in Egypt was a military coup. But at least Leahy is consistent. Consistently in favor of arming and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.

BeautifulAmerica

Disgusting Leech, just like obama, Feinstein and Boxer.

SoCalMike

Another traitor in elected office.
11 years after 9/11 American officials are arming Islamic Jihad and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Seems like willingness to commit and promote treason is a prerequisite to hold high office in the US.

herb benty

Morsi would have used those aircraft and tanks against Israel, Now that he is booted out, the Dems aren’t so giving. The Egyptian Military is not excited about attacking Israel so they removed the fanatical Mus Bro gov’t, who had rigged the election( same as Obama). God bless those sane minds in the military and freedom loving Egyptians who have overthrown a fanatical Islamic regime, which sounds to me exactly what America needs to happen at home.